Cross-Pollination

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Anne Watkins on giving continuous feedback

In a recent workshop Linda, a manager, asked Anne, “Why do you need to babysit people?” which is what continuous feedback can feel like. Well if you don’t give feedback, then it can be difficult for a team to develop. The team needs continual feedback to feel safe, and one beauty of giving continuous [...]

Working with mild depression

Dr. Geoff talks about working with depression. It’s a difficult subject, and while most of us experience some form of depression in our lives, the most common form of depression may not really be depression at all; rather it could simply besadness. If someone at work experiences a loss, we could be effected by [...]

Chapter 4, section 1: Dionysos in Paradise, Nova Scotia

The long and winding road, ba-dum-pum, takes me ba-ack to your door!” Since getting off highway 101 (hardly worth calling a highway), Dionysos drove with the window down, breathing in the blessed salt air and letting the Beatles have their way with him.
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Powerful Questions

Dr. Geoff talks about the power of asking powerful questions. Rather than asking questions that can be answered by yes or no, ask questions that get to the heart of the matter. For example, rather than asking how a project is going, ask, “What are the main obstacles at the moment?” It turns out [...]

What’s your Bigger Game?

Dr. Geoff on an exciting approach to approaching what you really want to do.
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    (noun) the transfer of pollen from one type of flower to the stigma of another; cross-fertilization. This blog examines topics related to creative thought and everyday life.
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